Know a veteran who needs an all-expenses paid trip? Nominations are being accepted right now for a contest sponsored by Rise Broadband, the fixed-wireless Internet company in Douglas County.

But don’t expect warm hotel rooms with pillow top mattresses — or even toilets. This is a No Barriers Warriors trip, which will send 12 veterans on an eight-day, 20-mile trek through Colorado mountains.

Rise is kicking in funds to pay for airline transportation, meals and camping gear.

It’s the second year Rise has sponsored the event, which the company says it does to stay engaged with its customers. No Barriers USA is based in Fort Collins.

Noted: MarketPay, the Denver firm that uses data to help companies figure out how to pay employees, has been acquired by Seattle’s PayScale, a much larger force that develops compensation software. Terms were not shared.

PayScale, which recently gained $100 million in growth capital from investor Warburg Pincus, plans to keep life the same for the 65 MarketPay workers in Denver. But they now work for PayScale. The MarketPay product becomes part of PayScale’s services. And MarketPay founder and CEO Mark Avery becomes PayScale’s chief compensation officer.

PayScale employs 275 people and has been on a hiring frenzy. It added 140 employees in the last 15 months. And it plans to hire 30 more people this year, including some for the Denver office. The combined company employs 340 people.

Incoming: Denmark-based Trustpilot, which offers a place for consumers to review and rate companies online, has picked Denver to open its second U.S. office on May 1. The company plans to hire 40 people this year.

Most of the local job openings are for sales and account executives. Customer service and operations jobs will round out staff. Plans are to look for a new office space as the company grows, according to the company.

In a statement, Fred Mather, Trustpilot’s General Manager, Americas said the company evaluated several U.S. cities but picked Denver “because of its growing technology industry, its reputation as a hub of innovation and strong local talent pool.” Read more…

The company said it underwent a major overhaul in the past year. According to the company, it shifted from a services to a software-as-a-service firm under new CEO Promise Phelon. While the company is private, it shared that revenues grew 300 percent.

TapInfluence, whose funding to date is now $22.2 million, plans to use the funds to grow its technology and market, plus double its staff. The company currently employs about 50 people, including some in a new office in Silicon Valley.

After midnight tonight, we’ll know whether Dish Network and Viacom agreed on terms for a new contract. Dish TV customers will either be able to watch Viacom channels or not.

Dish CEO Charlie Ergen is hopeful.

“I do see a path now that I didn’t see last week,” Ergen said during the company’s first-quarter earnings call on Wednesday.

Ergen elaborated during Wednesday’s earnings call that it is about money but it’s also about the future of how the two can work together to try new things. Last year, Dish launched its Internet TV service Sling.com, which offered about 20 live channels for $20. Channels included ESPN, Disney and AMC. Viacom channels were not part of the deal.

But, he added, “To the extent that we don’t reach an agreement, we’re prepared to move on as others have done, like Suddenlink, without the content.” Read more…

Noted: As traditional pay-TV companies seek out new methods of selling TV to consumers, Dish Network made it clear Monday that it won’t tolerate modern-day piracy.

In a lawsuit filed in New York, the Douglas County satellite TV provider told HTV International Limited to stop illegally streaming “entire channels of TVB and CCTV television programming” to users who bought the $300 h.TV boxes in the United States.

Viewers can stream the content by going through peer-to-peer networks, which Dish called a pirate broadcast network.

TVB, the world’s largest producer of Cantonese-language TV programming, works with Dish to offer Dish customers the channel.

Welcome to our feature highlighting the numerous Colorado tech companies that make cool stuff. These little snippets are intended for readers to explore the technology being made right here. One company at a time, of course.

So Let’s Roll

Another app that tells you what’s going on near you? Sure, why not? Especially when the app tells you of actual events happening within fractions of miles of you right now. That’s So Let’s Roll. Developers aren’t your typical engineers. Rather, it’s from Paul Tamburello, who’s deeply involved in the Denver-area’s commercial real estate market. Root Down? Linger? Little Man Ice Cream? Tamburello either consulted, developed or owns these trendy food spots. One can filter listings by time, distance and category, which includes foodie, bar happenings and literature. So Let’s Roll got started in February and aims to be the curated aggregator of aggregators. Pancakes and Booze Art Show? Intro to Healing Touch for Animals? A cornhole tournament in Golden? Not just socially useful, but educational!Headquarters: 3222 Tejon St in DenverFounded: 2016Founders: Paul Tamburello and Rene DoubledayEmployees: 4Contact: info@soletsroll.comHome on the Web:soletsroll.comRead more…

Android and iOS developers can make a good living in Denver. According to a report from tech recruiting firm Mondo, actual salaries of such workers placed at Denver-area firms started around $126,000 and were as high as $171,000.

“In my experience, I’ve never worked with an Android developer that made less than six figures,” said Jessica Stoner, Mondo’s recruitment lead in Denver.

Across the board, salaries are between 2 to 8 percent higher than a year ago. And while Silicon Valley pay is the highest nationwide, Denver tech pay is keeping pace, she said.

As might be expected, the highest Denver salaries went to the top tech job: the Chief Information Officer of Chief Technology Officer. The range in Denver was between $175,000 to $260,000, which Mondo says is an 8 percent increase from last year. Read more…

Sling rolls out feature to let one account share its TV subscription with 3 devices — for an extra $20/month. Click image to view PDF on differences.

Sling TV on Wednesday added one of the most requested features for its online TV service: Sharing. Technically, the new service gives subscribers the ability for one account to stream shows to three devices.

But the Douglas County-based service said that adding the multi-streams feature comes at a higher price — an extra $20 a month.

The new subscription, which can be ordered independently of its basic Sling plan, does offer exclusive channels including Nat Geo, truTV, UniMas, Univision and some Fox channels like FX and the local content in some areas.

But ESPN, one of the biggest draws of Sling, is not included. Neither is The Disney Channel. (See other channel differences between the plans on this PDF.)

Existing Sling subscribers, who currently pay $20 a month for around 25 channels, also must pay an extra $20 a month to access the new channels and multi-stream feature. Customers can also switch to a multi-stream subscription if funds are limited. Read more…

The new financing, from Multiplier Capital and Bridge Bank, is growth capital and is similar to venture capital funding. Growth capital tends to be used for a strategic move.

In this case, Altitude said it will use the funds for ARENA, a self-service platform that lets customers get rid of any middlemen and better manage their digital advertising inventory.

But the funding will also be used to continue growing the company, said a company spokesperson.

“The funding is to continue to build the technology, expand our operations and increase our international footprint. We have invested in building our data centers,” Frankie Cervantes, Altitude’s vice president of marketing.

Tamara Chuang covers personal technology and local tech news for The Denver Post. She previously spent 10 years doing the same thing for The Orange County Register before taking a hiatus to move here and become a SAHM to a precocious toddler.